Synthesis study of an erosion hot spot, Ocean Beach, California

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 903-922

  Barnard, Patrick L ^a   Hansen, Jeff E ^a,b   Erikson, Li H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

beach; Erosion; erosion hot spot; modeling; waves

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; HOT SPOT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL CURRENT;

CALIFORNIA; OCEAN BEACH; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864186248     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00212.1     Document Type: Article

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